A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
How to Restore Fairness After Doping Infringement?
Authors: Mika Hämäläinen
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Bioethics
Volume: 30
Issue: 8
First page : 643
Last page: 648
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0269-9702
eISSN: 1467-8519
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12265
Web address : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bioe.12265/full
This
article addresses the question how to restore the biggest possible amount of
fairness after a discovery of doping infringement. I will analyse eight actions
that could be taken: (1) disqualification and re-ranking, (2) change in
official result, (3) medal stripping and medal re-awarding, (4) ban, (5)
rematch, (6) legal action, (7) apology and (8) forgiveness. I conclude that the
best way to restore the biggest possible amount of fairness seems to be a
selected combination of actions. I also propose that re-ranking and medal
re-awarding should be accompanied by a ceremony in which the new winners are
celebrated because they typically did not have the possibility of enjoying
their success in front of the original audience.
Keywords:
doping, sport ethics
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